George Bird

Professional Summary(2018 – 2024)


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      Midweight Designer, 
      The National Gallery

      (July 2022 – Current)

    Designing bold and fresh concepts for all aspects of the National Gallery brand while challenging the brief during presentations to find the suitable solution for the client. 

    Leading the creative direction to completion, including: production timelines and installation of onsite and touring exhibitions. Each exhibition includes: Wayfinding, OOH Advertising, mailouts, paid social etc.

    Working with the UI and UX design team to create exciting and accessible digital media for a range of audiences.

    Protect and champion the National Gallery brand alongside major stakeholders and sponsors, ensuring consistency and balance.

    Management of internal department timelines to achieve the delivery of materials on time.




      Designer    Lead Designer
      Unit London

      (September 2020 – July 2022)

      Creative Direction of the ‘Unit London’ re-brand occuring in September of 2021 and website re-build in 2022.

      Leading on the production of supporting assets for 2 artist exhibitions per month. This includes: Exhibition catalogues, booklets, invitations, press releases, space design as well as a external promotional packs for use across Mailouts, instagram and paid advertising.

      Artworking of printed OOH advertising for both large and small scale use across multiple central London stations.

      Daily management of external print houses, freelancers and publising houses, notably Hurtwood Press.



      Studio Assistant & PA
      Bridget Riley Services Ltd.

      (August 2018 - May 2020)

      Managing and scheduling Fine Art logistics companies for all collections and transport of works for multiple Bridget Riley shows worldwide, notably, a retrospective at Hayward Gallery and Painting Now at Sprüth Magers, LA.

      Arranging and administrating catalogue standard photography and pre-shipping preparation.



      Freelance
      Venice Bienalle 2024
      In Praise of Black Errantry
      Unit London
      Education
      BA Illustration & Visual Communication
      3 Above C A Levels
      Small Business Marketing Foundation Diploma 

      Software Knowledge
      Adobe Creative Suite
      Figma
      SketchUp Pro